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The Rings of Power

S1

Galadriel hunts an old enemy in the Second Age

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Not required. It's left out of the main story but is part of the full chronological order.

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Quick recap

Centuries after Morgoth's defeat, the Elf Galadriel is still hunting Sauron. She turns down the voyage to Valinor, jumps into the sea and comes across Halbrand, a man from the Southlands who survived a shipwreck. They reach Númenor, and Queen Regent Míriel ends up leading an army to Middle-earth. In the south, the Elf Arondir and the healer Bronwyn protect their people from Adar's orcs. A dam is opened, the mountain erupts and the region becomes Mordor. Elrond reunites with his Dwarf friend Durin, who is hiding a secret: mithril in Khazad-dûm. Among the Harfoots, young Nori helps a Stranger who fell from the sky and heads east with him. In the end, Halbrand is revealed as Sauron, and Celebrimbor forges three rings for the Elves.

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4 easter eggs

Hidden details

  1. ReferenceHarfoots, the hobbits' ancestors

    The Harfoots come straight from Tolkien: the prologue of The Lord of the Rings names them as one of the three hobbit lineages. The show gave them Irish accents to set them apart.

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  2. ReferenceNúmenor, Tolkien's Atlantis

    Míriel's island kingdom is Tolkien's take on the Atlantis myth. He called the story of Númenor his own Atlantis legend.

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  3. Behind the scenesAn audition with Paradise Lost

    Charlie Vickers auditioned for Halbrand with a monologue from John Milton's Paradise Lost, the poem about Lucifer's fall. Quite the clue, in hindsight.

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  4. SetupWhat the Stranger says

    Pay attention to what the Stranger tells Nori. Some of his lines echo a very familiar Middle-earth character. This comes back later.

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